13 Amazing Ibn Khaldun Quotes which will Make you Think – Must Read

6. Sedentary culture is the goal of civilization. It means the end of its lifespan and brings about its corruption. – Ibn Khaldun Quotes

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7. Blindly following ancient customs and traditions does not mean that the dead are alive, but that the living are dead.

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8. Habits are qualities of the soul. – Ibn Khaldun Quotes

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9. Businesses owned by responsible and organized merchants shall eventually surpass those owned by wealthy rulers.

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10. At the beginning of a dynasty, taxation yields a large revenue from small assessments. At the end of the dynasty, taxation yields a small revenue from large assessments.

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11. The easiest method of acquiring the habit of scholarship is through acquiring the ability to express oneself clearly in discussing and disputing scholarly problems. This is what clarifies their import and makes them understandable. Some students spend most of their lives attending scholarly sessions. Still, one finds them silent. They do not talk and do not discuss matters. More than is necessary, they are concerned with memorizing. Thus, they do not obtain much of a habit in the practice of scholarship and scholarly instruction. – Ibn Khaldun Quotes

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12. Geometry enlightens the intellect and sets one’s mind right. All of its proofs are very clear and orderly. It is hardly possible for errors to enter into geometrical reasoning because it is well arranged and orderly. Thus, the mind that constantly applies itself to geometry is not likely to fall into error. In this convenient way, the person who knows geometry acquires intelligence.

13. He who finds a new path is a pathfinder, even if the trail has to be found again by others; and he who walks far ahead of his contemporaries is a leader, even though centuries pass before he is recognized as such.